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Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Grief comes from postponing to deal with an uncomfortable situation

Turn around and face the reality.
Life is like darkness. The more you run away from it, the more it will haunt
you. But you face it, and it will be bliss.

As
kids we were all afraid of dark rooms. Or of stray dogs on the street
(especially in India). As long as we feared the dark rooms, we were haunted by
their mere thought. And as for the dogs, the moment we run from them, they
start following us. Tormenting us. And if we were to just turn around, freeze
and stare at them, they would whine and slink away. So, it is with Life’s
realities. Often uncomfortable, disgusting and yet, hopelessly, real
situations. Don’t hide from them. Face them. When you face up to a situation,
it will stop haunting you. It will not change. But the fear will evaporate. And
you will just be left with the reality.

Let’s
say, you are extremely uncomfortable with the way someone is behaving with you.
And for dignity’s sake, for retaining cordiality, you are not saying what you
feel about this person to him or her. And prefer to grin and bear. Yet this is
making you very sick of the person and of the situation. Over a period of time,
discomfort has morphed into dread. This is when you must turn around and face
things – and the person. Prefer always to be direct and therefore be understood
than be dignified and be interpreted. It is like the age old saying: “I give
credit, I go mad. I give no credit, you go mad. Better you go mad.” Similarly,
your postponing dealing with an uncomfortable situation will make you grieve.
But when you get it off your chest, when you say what you are feeling, you may
cause the situation discomfort and may even cause the person who created the
situation some discomfort, you will always lead everyone concerned to an
eventual pedestal of peace and understanding. That’s where you__and your
world__eventually need to arrive. In the
end, what matters is peace. Just peace.